Garment-hanger.



J. TUOHIMAA.

GARMENI HANGER.

APPLlcATroN FILED JAN. 10. 1911.

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GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 19, 19157.

Application filed January 10, 1917. Serial No. 141,593.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that JOHN TUOHIMA, a citizen of Russia, Finland, residing atironwood7 in the county of Grogebic, in the State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specication.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers. One object ofthe invention is to provide a device of this class that is simple inconstruction, cheap to manufacture and eilicient in operation. `With theforegoing and other objects in view the invention consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully describedin this specification, pointed out in the appended claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of thespeciiication and in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of theinvention illustrating` its application.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Figs. 3 and i are end views showing some of the parts in alteredpositions.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

My garment hanger comprises the supporting strip or frame 1 whichpreferably is beveled as at 2 along one of its longer edges. To the saidframe 1 the hook bar 3 is movably secured by the staples or 'fastenersel. rl`he ends o the hook bar are bent outwardly or away from the frame1 and then bent again at la and terminate in stop hooks 5 which, in oneposition, may engage with the beveled portion 2 of the frame 1 to limitthe rotary movement of said hook bar. The hook bar is formed with aplurality of integral garment-receiving hooks 6' and with an integralhandle 7 by means of which it may be rotated in its bearings. The saidhook bar, further, is formed with a plurality of offsets 8 to whichother garment hooks 9 are made fast. Each hook 9 comprises a heelportion 10 adapted, in the normal position of the hook bar shown in Fig.3, for engagement with the frame 1, the said hook beyond said heel beingcurved about the hook bar 3 and secured fast thereto at 11 and thenbeing curved away from the hook bar as at 12 and then formed with aregular substantially semi-circular curve 13 and, beyond same,terminating in the toe 14 adapted to carry a garment.

With the device in the position illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 agarment, such as a hat, coat (see dotted lines in Fig. l) or likegarment may be hung upon the hooks 6 or 14; and if desired an umbrella,cane or package may be retained between the curved portion 13 of thehook 9 and the frame 1. To place or remove the umbrella or package therod 3 and connections are moved by handle 7 into the position shown inFig. L1 and the article then raised into such position that it will becarried by the curved portion 13 of the hook 9 and have a bearingagainst the frame 1 when the device again assumes its normal position.Any garments carried by the hook 6 and le will cause a down-y ward pullupon those hooks which will tend to hold the device more firmly innormal position and to thereby increase the holding or retainingcapacity of the curved portions 13 of the hooks 9.

What is claimed is 1. ln a garment hanger, a frame7 a hook bar movablycarried by said frame, an operating handle integral with said hook bar,garment-receiving hooks formed integral with said hook bar, andindividual hooks fast to said hook bar and formed with heels forfrietional engagement with said frame.

2. ln a garment hanger, a frame, a hook bar movably carried by saidframe, an operating handle for said hook bar, garmentreceiving hooksformed integral with said hook bar, and hooks fast to said hook bar,said last named hooks being formed with heels and with intermediateregularly curved portions.

3. In a garment hanger, `a frame, a rotary hook bar carried by saidframe, terminal hooks formed on said hook bar for engagement with saidframe, an operating handle for said hook bar, garment-receiving hooksformed integral with said hook bar7 and hooks fast to said hook bar,said last named hooks being formed with heels and with regularly curvedportions for cooperation with said frame to retain an article.

In testimony that ll clainrthe foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedm signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN TUOl-IIMAA.

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Washington, '.D. C.

